446:== Interesting shots in the film == ] There are several interesting shots in the film: * The shot where Maciek lights a vodka glass for each of his dead mates, symbolising brotherhood and remembrance * The shot where the crucifix is hanging upside down, symbolising the disillusionment of people in God * The shot when Maciek is shot and covers himself in the white laundry, effectively painting the Polish flag (white+red), symbolising national pride * The shot where Maciek is shot and dies on the top of a heap of trash, symbolising the value of life == Interpretation == The meaning of the film can essentially summarised in poem from which the title came from: "So often, are you as a blazing torch with flames of burning rags falling about you flaming, you know not if flames bring freedom or death. Consuming all that you must cherish if ashes only will be left, and want Chaos and tempest Or will the ashes hold the glory of a starlike diamond The Morning Star of everlasting triumph." (Poem by Norwid) The poem is read by Krystyna, on the wall of crypt they visit with Maciek. The film asks several important question from the viewer: Is death, no matter how you try to justify it, senseless? Is it better to live, while on your knees or die standing straight? Are ideals worth dying for? There are, of course, no answers in the film. In fact, if anything, the film tries to convey that nothing is black or white, and even the 'bad guys' are people and they have lost comrades in the war, too - this dialog is parallel to the dialog with the burning vodkas.
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